Background
Axe, John Randolph was born on April 30, 1938 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of John Jacob and Elizabeth Katherine (Lynott) Axe.
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Axe, John Randolph was born on April 30, 1938 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of John Jacob and Elizabeth Katherine (Lynott) Axe.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1963).
Worked at and Associates (AV) (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan) specializing in Municipal Finance (or Bond) Law, Public Authority Law, Finance Law. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Michigan. Member: Detroit and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan.
American Judicature Society. National Association of Bond Lawyers.
Major clients of John R. Axe: Counties of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, Washtenaw, Ingham, Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Berrien. Cities of Portage and Royal Oak.
John R. Axe and Associates is the successor firm to Axe and Schwartz, which was founded in 1981 by John R. Axe and several other partners then at the firm of Dickinson, Wright, McKean & Cudlip.
Mr. Axe merged that firm, with its considerable municipal finance practice, into Dykema Gossett in 1985, where he served as head of its newly established Public Finance Department. The current firm was formed on January 1, 1990, by Mr.
Axe and another attorney, and includes all of the staff which worked on his public finance matters while at Dykema Gossett.
The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under Municipal Bond/Public Authority Financing.
Member Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority, Lansing, Michigan, 1977-1983. Member National Association Bond Lawyers (steering committee 1981-1983, 86, board directors 1987-1990), Michigan Association County Treasurer (general counsel 1977-1988), Downtown Association Club (New York City), Doubles Club (New York City), Mill Reef Club (Antigua).
Married Linda Sadlier Stroh, June 1, 1989. Children from previous marriage: Catherine, Peter, Meredith, Sara, Jay, stepchildren: Suzanne Stroh, Greg Stroh.